I'm considering getting a second pair of shoes so that my current ones get more time to dry out naturally after a run, rather than leaving them too close to a radiator.

I haven't been at this long, but I run 5 or 6 days a week, almost exclusively off-road. My feet are high-arched and I tend to underpronate somewhat. At the moment I run in New Balance 871s, which are pretty well cushioned as well as being grippy. I don't know whether I ought to stick with these, or give something else a try. Does anyone have any bright ideas?

"Some of the best races are off road.....Perfect running for me is no bloody cars and people."

I couldn't agree more! That's one of my major reasons for running off-road, the other being the fact that I'm an outside sort of person and would far rather look at green living things than concrete and tarmac. Fortunately, I live next door to a park which leads into the countryside.

Five miles on trails sounds brilliant, when I'm fit enough; five miles on roads....nah.

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